I will often issue a command at the bash prompt and want to re-issue the same command, albeit with a slight modification. This can be a pain if the command is lengthy and I’ve often thought it should be easier. I finally got around to trying something new to make it easier.
1. search for a package with yum
sudo yum --enablerepo=epel search ssldump
2. issue the same command, although replace search with install:
$(echo !! | sed 's/search/install/')
Now that I typed that all out, I realize that it’s not much of a savings, and with a different command, it could be more painful although it seems clever.
After a bit of research, I came across this shorter version (second step only for brevity):
^search^install^
Much more elegant for single occurence replacement. For multiple occurences, try this previous one again, with an added /g:
$(echo !! | sed 's/search/install/g')
Check out the bash reference.
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